Mom’s Meatball Tortellini Soup

This was one of my very favorite meals growing up. The aroma of wonderful vegetables and broth with cheesy tortellini always signified the beginning of cold nights and crisp fall days in my mom’s house. She always put kidney beans in this soup, but I don’t care for them at all – feel free to add them if you like. I chop all my veggies in the food processor – cut big chunks of celery and onion and throw them in the Cuisinart along with baby carrots. A couple quick pulses, into the pot and then dump all the cans in there too. Total prep time, about 3 minutes.